RB Leipzig's dreadful start to this season's Champions League forces them to perform at their best in today's game in Glasgow. Celtic suffered a crushing defeat in their only meeting with a German club this campaign: a 7:1 loss in Borussia Dortmund revealed that the Scottish side is unprepared to cope with a high pressing line.
Following that setback, Celtic have embarked on a decent unbeaten run, now stretching to six matches. However, during this period, the strongest opposition they faced was Atalanta (0:0), who were notably unlucky with their finishing in the last round (0.26 vs 2.38 xG and 4-22 in shots). It’s clear Celtic will struggle to control the ball, with the star-studded opponents likely to dominate possession—leading to inevitable Scottish mistakes.
Over the past week and a half, Leipzig have scored eight goals, defeating Freiburg (3:1) in the Bundesliga and eliminating St. Pauli (4:2) from the DFB-Pokal. They perhaps missed attacking midfielder Xavi Simons during last weekend's loss to Borussia Dortmund 1:2), but forwards Benjamin Šeško and Loïs Openda still managed to control a scoring attack. This defeat was only Leipzig's second across seven away games this season.
Two autumns ago, Celtic couldn't handle Leipzig (0:2) in a home match during the Champions League group stage. RB Leipzig are highly motivated, making their handicap a strong consideration at attractive odds.
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Brendan Rodgers
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coach | ||
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Line-up
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Kasper Schmeichel
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gk. | 3 | -8 |
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Alistair William Johnston
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Auston Levi-Jesaiah Trusty
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Greg Taylor
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Cameron Carter-Vickers
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Callum McGregor
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Reo Hatate
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Arne Engels
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mf. | 2 | 1 |
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Daizen Maeda
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fw. | 3 | 2 |
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Kyogo Furuhashi
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fw. | 3 | 1 |
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Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Viljami Kari Veikko Sinisalo
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Liam Scales
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df. | 3 | 1 |
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Anthony Ralston
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Álex Valle Gómez
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Maik Nawrocki
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Stephen Welsh
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Paulo Guilherme Gonçalves Bernardo
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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James Forrest
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Luke McCowan
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Adam Uche Idah
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fw. | 3 | 1 |
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Hyun-Jun Yang
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Luis Enrique Palma Oseguera
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Marco Rose
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coach | ||
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Line-up
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Péter Gulácsi
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gk. | 3 | -6 |
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Benjamin Henrichs
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Lutsharel Geertruida
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Willi Orban
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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El Chadaille Bitshiabu
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Amadou Haidara
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Antonio Eromonsele Nordby Nusa
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Christoph Baumgartner
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Kevin Kampl
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Benjamin Šeško
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fw. | 3 | 3 |
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Loïs Openda
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Maarten Vandevoordt
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Lukas Klostermann
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Arthur Denis Vermeeren
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Elif Elmas
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Nicolas Seiwald
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Forzan Assan Ouédraogo
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Viggo Gebel
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Yussuf Poulsen
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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André Silva
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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